Balatro: PS5/PS4 platinum guide

PS4 / PS5

The Balatro platinum takes more than one good hand. Learn to close a run, then win Gold Stake with every deck; start the Joker stickers along the way. The rule that saves the most attempts is to check the Joker row when you win: buying a Joker halfway through a run does not earn its sticker.

Roadmap for all 32 trophies. Collection, deck wins, Joker stickers and challenges are four distinct progress tracks.

Required difficulty: Gold Stake on every deck, plus every dedicated challenge.
Missable trophies: No permanent missables; not every run counts for unlocks and stickers.
Online: No online trophies.

Beat Ante 8 with a repeatable hand

Use your early normal runs to learn which hands the deck can produce reliably. Add Chips and Mult first, then find a multiplier that grows with the build. Buy Planets for the hand you actually play, and do not empty your cash without a reason: interest funds later shops. Read the next Boss Blind’s effect before committing to one combination.

Beat the Ante 8 boss in a run without an entered seed.

Climb stakes on every deck

Completionist+ checks decks one at a time. Climb a deck’s stakes until Gold Stake opens, record the win and move to the next deck. At high stakes, check each Joker’s cost and lifetime before buying: a Rental paid for many rounds can drain your economy, while an early Perishable may expire before the final boss.

Compare deck wins, not just the profile’s highest stake.

Carry missing Jokers through the win

For Completionist++, review Collection stickers and note which Jokers still need gold. First build a scoring engine capable of beating Gold Stake. Once you have a margin, use a free slot or replace a money Joker you no longer need with a missing card. The target Joker must remain in the row when you defeat the Ante 8 boss.

After each win, verify the stickers earned, including Jokers bought in the last shop.

Unlock cards, then discover them

Unlocking an entry and discovering it are separate steps. Read the Collection requirement, meet it, then buy or use the item in a normal run once it appears. For Vouchers, check the base version and its upgrade. If you need a Legendary, look for The Soul in eligible packs without relying on shared seeds to record the unlock.

Review Joker, Planet, Tarot, Spectral and Voucher groups before targeted runs.

Treat challenges as separate puzzles

After winning with five different decks, open Challenges from the menu. For Rule Breaker, include Jokerless: score through hands, Planets and modified cards instead of relying on Jokers. Keep single-run trophies separate, such as winning within twelve rounds or playing a flush with five Wild Cards; give each its own setup.

Check completed challenges in their own menu before returning to Gold Stake.

Trophies to watch

Completionist+

Win with every deck on Gold Stake difficulty

Win Gold Stake with each deck; a win on your favorite deck does not count for the others.

Completionist++

Earn a Gold Sticker on every Joker

Keep the unstickered Joker in the row when you win a qualifying Gold Stake run.

Completionist

Discover 100% of your collection

Check both locked entries and unlocked entries that are still undiscovered.

Rule Breaker

Complete every challenge run

Finish the Challenges menu, including Jokerless; Gold Stake wins do not replace challenge clears.

Speedrunner

Win a run in 12 or fewer rounds

Plan skips in a dedicated run and track rounds without sacrificing enough power to beat the boss.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use a seed from the internet for stickers?

No. Entered seeds are useful for practicing a combination, but do not register normal progression. Use ordinary unseeded runs for stickers.

Does a Joker sold before the boss get gold?

No. It has to be in the Joker row at the Gold Stake win. It can be a passenger as long as your build still beats the boss.

Are Completionist+ and Completionist++ the same?

No. The former checks every deck; the latter checks every Joker. A win can advance both, but track the two checklists separately.

Sources

Trophy lists

Buying the game

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